San Antonio Food Bank

The Community Garden, a project of the San Antonio Food Bank, is an exciting initiative of the Nutrition Education Program. It will contribute to a healthier city environment and will increase services and the quantity of food available to the San Antonio community and outlying counties by:

Transforming five acres into a multi-functional community garden/farm, complete with greenhouse, education pavilion, and sports court

Producing large quantities of fresh, quality fruits and vegetables for the food insecure

Using the garden as a forum for nutrition education to encourage increased consumption of fruits and vegetables and increased exercise and physical activity for the prevention of overweight and obesity conditions

Educating children about positive ways to improve the environment

Increasing self-sufficiency through instruction of basic backyard food production techniques

Promoting community service awareness by offering numerous volunteer opportunities

Promoting a sense of community spirit and togetherness by bringing individuals from across sixteen counties to work towards one common goal...to assist the food insecure

The following organizations are key financial sponsors of the Community Garden, investing for healthier lifestyles of San Antonio residents:

Other partners include the 410 human service agencies working with the SAFB. They will make the Community Garden produce available to the community through their programs and may use the surplus of plants donated to plant in the agencies’ gardens and eventually make the produce available to the community.

The San Antonio Food Bank (SAFB) is a charitable organization that solicits, receives, inventories, and distributes donated food and grocery products pursuant to grocery industry and appropriate regulatory standards.The SAFB fulfills their mission through the Services Department which includes the following components:

SAFB AffiliatedAgencies which provide the products directly to needy clients through various programs helping to meet the nutritional needs of families and individuals

Social Services Outreach working to help individuals understand and apply for food and health insurance assistance programs

Nutrition Education Program educating the community about nutrition (SAFB-Community Garden, a new initiative under the Nutrition Education Program, is using the garden as a forum for nutrition education to encourage increased consumption of fruits and vegetables and increased exercise and physical activity for the prevention of overweight and obesity conditions)

Children Feeding Program providing children with nutritional meals throughout the year

Project Hope working to meet the nutritional of the elderly

Second Servings distributing meals from local restaurants to agencies

Food Fairs distributing food to qualifying individuals throughout the city

Community Kitchen Training teaching job skills in food service

Catering offering quality catering by seasoned staff offered for any occasion Gleaning/Fresh Produce local and seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables